RE: [OT] Floating shelves

["Pedro De Oliveira" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Many thanks for the link (and advice) Pete.  I didn't know what the
search
term was for the metal bits that hold the shelf to the wall instead of
brackets.  Now I can search for heavy duty ones....

Thanks again,
Pedro



-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Pete Church
Sent: 12 July 2006 09:48
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Floating shelves



Pedro,

Weight will always be the problem with floating shelves as all the weight
is
affectively on the screw head that holds the Ikea type metal frame onto the
wall. I'd be careful not to exceed their recommended loading. I've used
these ones from Hafele to support shelves from masonry walls
http://tinyurl. <http://tinyurl.com/nl8s9> com/nl8s9

Again their not as strong as a typical shelf bracket, but seem sensible
because you're effectively inserting a pin into the wall and supporting the
shelf on it - they also work with lower profile shelves. Haven't got Tivo
etc on any of them, but they support a fair few magazines, books, alarm
clock etc beside our bed.

HTH

Pete

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Pedro De Oliveira
Sent: 11 July 2006 22:16
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Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Floating shelves

Nice idea the snaptoggles - hadn't occurred to me. The thing is I'm waiting
to move into the house so don't know for sure if it is plasterboard or
solid
(it's external but might have insulation then plasterboard). My mind is
just racing with tons of ideas...

Cheers,
Pedro

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White, Peter
Sent: 11 July 2006 21:53
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Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Floating shelves

You mean the Ikea type, with the metal bar screwed to the wall and the
shelf
slides onto the 2 prongs?

If so, we've never had a problem...when we were building the house we had
to
live out of a tiny room in my wife's ma & pa's house, so everything was
pretty much attached to the (solid) wall. Didn't have TiVo on the shelf,
but did have a 23" LCD TV, freeview box, couple of Gale speakers,
assorted
junk and various books/mags. For a bit more stability Ikea do a nice
shelf-end bracket in a nickel colour, which is sort or a T-shape, with the
'top' of the T being fixed to the wall with 2 screws. It's still fairly
minimal, but not non-existent like the floating shelves.

If going into a plasterboard wall I'd use Snaptoggles (or similar) to make
sure there's no chance of pulling the plug out the wall through excessive
loading.

Pete

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From: Pedro De Oliveira [mailto:groups@oliveira.
<mailto:groups%40oliveira.co.uk>
co.uk]
Sent: 11 July 2006 18:34
To: ukha_d@yahoogroups. <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
com
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Floating shelves

Hi All,

Has anyone used a "floating shelf" for anything other than
ornaments? What
I am thinking of is putting my tivo and other components on them but wanted
to know if someone has tried and failed or succeeded?

Any help appreciated.

Cheers,
Pedro

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